Excavation of ancient pyramids in Mexico

Archaeologists have discovered traces of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the center of the Mexican capital. This shows that the old city was born 100 years longer than previously thought.

Archaeologists have found a 10.9-meter high building in Tlatelolco, a major Aztec religious and political center.

Since the discovery of another pyramid in this area 15 years ago, historians have suggested that Tlatelolco was built by the Aztecs in 1325, the same year as the neighboring city of Tenochtitlan. The city was the capital of the Aztec empire and was razed by the Spanish army in 1521 to form Mexico City.

The new pyramid found from last month could be built in 1100 or 1200, showing that the Aztecs began to build their civilization on the mountains of central Mexico earlier than estimated. Archaeologists also discovered a statue that could be the Aztec Tlaloc rain god, or the god of the sky and the earth Tezcatlipoca. In addition the excavation also dug up five skulls and a series of rooms near the pyramid dating back to 1431.

The Aztecs, who are passionate about religion and religion, are believed to have created chocolate and ruled an empire stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean - making up most of Mexico today.

Traces of the Aztec pyramid.(Photo: Reuters)

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